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Helianthus Annuus Seed Cera in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Helianthus Annuus Seed Cera is a cosmetic ingredient that softens and smooths the skin. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 55 products, most often deodorants.

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What does Helianthus Annuus Seed Cera do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Helianthus Annuus Seed Cera softens and smooths the skin. The EU’s CosIng database lists this job for it: emollient.

emollient

What is Helianthus Annuus Seed Cera?

Helianthus Annus Seed Cera is the wax obtained from the seed of the Sunflower, Helianthus annuus L., Compositae.

CAS number
68937-99-5
EC number
273-107-5
CosIng reference
56522

Which products contain Helianthus Annuus Seed Cera?

Open Beauty Facts finds Helianthus Annuus Seed Cera in the ingredient lists of 55 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often deodorants, face care and lip balms.

  • Deodorants9
  • Face care6
  • Lip balms5

Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 17 · France 7 · Australia 7 · United Kingdom 5.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Helianthus Annuus Seed Cera turns up, not how much of the market it is.

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Sources

The job, the description and the EU annex entry are CosIng’s; the fragrance allergens are the EU Annex III names Bravoora’s label checker reads; the product counts are Open Beauty Facts’.

  1. European Commission: CosIng cosmetic ingredient database (functions, description, EU annex entry)
  2. Open Beauty Facts: product database, 77,506 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL

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